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http://thebookplace.org/enter-nightscapes/#commentsMon, 25 Jun 2012 13:22:38 +0000http://gotwp.com/?p=11915Continue reading →]]>As you head out and about on vacation this summer, it’s likely you’ll take some photos. If you take some at night, you might want to consider entering them in Boyd County Public Library’s upcoming photo exhibit.

“Nightscapes” will be on display throughout August, as part of BCPL’s adult summer reading program, which is called “Between the Covers.”

Any views or representations of a night scene are eligible for the exhibit. And it doesn’t have to be a photo you take this summer; it can be one from anywhere, anytime – as long it is an original piece.

We know our community is full of great photographers, and we wanted to give as many of them as possible the chance to show off their work to their friends and neighbors.

“Nightscapes” will be on display at the Highlands Museum & Discovery Center in Ashland from Friday, Aug. 3, until Tuesday, Sept. 4.

Here are some of the other guidelines:

Size and mounting: Photographs must be framed and ready to hang. The minimum display size is 8” x 10”, and the maximum display size is 20” x 24”.

Fees and form: There is no fee to enter this exhibit. Please return the completed Exhibit Release Form when you turn in your entry, and affix the Photo Identification Form to the back of your submission.

Dates for drop off and pick up: Please drop off your framed, ready-to-hang photograph at the Main Branch of Boyd County Public Library, 1740 Central Ave., Ashland, by 5 p.m. Friday, July 27. Photographs may be picked up at the Main Branch during the adult summer reading finale party (“Readers’ Night Out”) on Friday, Sept. 7, or after Monday, Sept. 10, at the Main Branch.

Judging and award: Entries will be judged on composition, print quality, uniqueness and adherence to theme. A Best of Show Award (with a $50 prize) will be determined by an independent panel of judges. The award will be presented at the Sept. 7 “Readers’ Night Out” celebration at BCPL.

Entry forms for the exhibit area available at all library branches and at the Highlands Museum.

If photography is not your thing (or even if it is), there is still plenty of time to participate in “Between the Covers” by reading books and writing brief reviews. It’s simple to get involved – click on the adult summer reading link at the top of our home page, or click here. Once you get registered, then you write a brief review (25 word minimum) telling us, and other summer reading participants, what you thought of the book. That’s it.

Reviews forms can also be found at any library branch. Each review submitted gives the person one entry in the drawing for the grand prize – a customized Night Out (dinner, movie, theater, bowling – whatever they choose.)

The Between the Covers theme ties in with the programs for kids (Dream Big: READ) and teens (Own the Night). The rewards are focused around the theme, too:

For 5 books read, adults will receive a book light – great for nighttime reading! When adults read 10 books, we will give them a “Readers Do It Between the Covers” coffee mug – perfect for that cup of tea or coffee while you read. At the 15-book level, the reward is a fleece travel blanket, ideal for curling up with a good book (and that aforementioned hot drink in the coffee mug you previously earned, while using the book light you also earned).

When you read 20 books, you will get to pick a book or audio book or your choice (up to $25 value).

There’s even a way for those not writing reviews to win something this summer! Every adult who checks out (non-children) materials this summer gets entered into a weekly drawing for various reading related goodies.

The program will end with a Readers’ Night Out party on Friday, Sept. 7, at the BCPL Main Branch. That’s when participants will get the rewards they earned throughout the summer, and also a chance at some great door prizes and the grand prize. That is also when we will present the Best of Show award from the “Nightscapes” photo exhibit.

Coyote Chris and his friends from Silly Safaris helped us kick off eight weeks of fun and exciting programs. If you haven’t registered yet, make sure you do so soon, so you don’t miss out!

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http://thebookplace.org/museum-programs/#commentsFri, 01 Jun 2012 18:15:33 +0000http://gotwp.com/?p=11592Continue reading →]]>We are excited to be partnering with the Highlands Museum & Discovery Center on several fun events during our summer reading program this year.

All the events mentioned here will be held at the museum, 1620 Winchester Ave. Participants in summer reading (children, teens or adults) can pick up a ticket at any library branch good for free admission for themselves and a guest. The tickets will be available in the week prior to the event.

First up is “Creatures of the Night,” on Saturday, June 9, at 2 p.m. It takes a look at caves and their inhabitants, including bats. Participants will create a craft with bats in their natural habitat to take home.

The next program (for children) at the museum is “STARLAB Planetarium,” on Saturday, July 14. This one gives and in-depth look into the stars, planets and other bright objects of the universe. It is held inside an inflatable portable planetarium.

BCPL is also sponsoring two events at the museum as part of “Between the Covers,” the adult summer reading program. They are “Introduction to the Solar System,” on Aug. 23, and “Nightscapes” photo exhibit, throughout August.

Registration is now open for this year’s exciting Summer Reading program, called “Dream Big: READ.” There is also a companion program for teens, called “Own the Night.”

Registration for either takes just a few minutes. All you need is your library card. Click here.

Once you are registered, get ready for eight weeks of amazing programs, crafts, stories and fun. There will be absolutely no reason to complain to the folks about having nothing to do this summer! Along the way, you will have an opportunity to earn some really great rewards, and get entered in the drawings for the grand prizes.

The big kickoff is Saturday, June 2, at 2 p.m. at the Main Branch. That’s when Coyote Chris from Silly Safaris will show off his creatures of the night.

Starting June 5 and running through the end of July, there are weekly programs for toddlers through teens at all BCPL branches.

Toddlers can attend either Mondays at 10:30 a.m. at Catlettsburg; or Fridays, at 11:30 a.m. at Main, or 1 p.m. at Kyova.

The programs for children ages 4-12 are all at 2 p.m.: Tuesdays at Kyova; Wednesdays at Main; and Thursdays at Catlettsburg. Each week, the kids will be separated into ages 4-7 and 8-12 (tweens) to do crafts and play games related to a specific nighttime theme, such as space, stars and wishes.

There are even a couple of neat programs scheduled at the Highlands Museum & Discovery Center as part of Dream Big: READ: Creatures of the Night, on Saturday, June 9; and STARLAB Planetarium on Saturday, July 14. Both start at 2 p.m.

Any child who is participating in Summer Reading can get a free pass to the museum program for he/she and a guest.

When kids sign up for summer reading, we will give them a dream journal, in which they can keep track of the hours they spend reading this summer, and any programs they attend, including the ones at the museum.

We have a lineup of cool rewards for young readers this summer. Read 1 hour and earn a glow bracelet; 5 hours and get a flashlight; 15 hours and receive a book of your choice; 25 hours and get a star-shaped coin bank; 40 hours and earn a “Dream Big: READ” t-shirt; and 75 hours to get a fleece travel blanket.

For every 5 hours kids read over 75 hours this summer, they will be entered into a drawing for a telescope with a constellations map & guide.

And that’s not all! Anyone who reads at least 5 hours will be invited to the Pajama Party finale on July 28 at the Kyova Branch.

There are lots of cool things in store for teen readers this summer, too.

Own the Night, the program for teens, is on Tuesdays at Main and Thursdays at Kyova. Both programs start at 6 p.m. The weekly programs include such titles as “America’s Next Top Monster,” “Black Light T-Shirt Night,” and “Franken Toys.”

The teen summer program wraps up with an overnight lock-in at the Kyova Branch on July 26-27. Only those who have attended at least one program and read at least 25 hours are eligible to attend the lock-in.

Throughout the summer, teens will keep track of their hours read, just like the younger kids. The teen reading rewards are: 5 hours, lanyard; 10 hours, sunglasses; 25 hours, t-shirt; 50 hours, book of choice; and 100 hours, a Flex Watch (colorful watches designed to raise awareness and donations for various international charities, depending on the color.) When teens reach 100 hours, they are entered into a drawing for a Kindle Fire. Every 25 hours after that gets them another entry.

But what about adults, you ask? We haven’t forgotten about them. For the third year, BCPL is hosting a summer reading program for adults. The theme, “Between the Covers,” ties in with the youth theme, but it’s just a tad more “adult.”

The adult program starts on Memorial Day and runs through Labor Day. No registration is needed. Adults just submit a brief review of each book they read this summer, and earn rewards for those. Adult rewards include book lights, coffee mugs, fleece blankets, a book of choice, and a family membership to the Highlands Museum & Discovery Center.

The museum is conducting a special program, Introduction to the Solar System, for Between the Covers participants, on Thursday, Aug. 23, at 6 p.m. at the museum.

A special “Nightscapes” photography exhibit will also be held at the museum in August. We will have more information on that a little bit later this summer.

The adult program ends with a Readers Night Out party on Friday, Sept. 7, in the Reading Garden at the Main Branch. That’s when all the participants can pick up their rewards, and win door prizes, including the grand prize, A Customized Night Out.

New this year, as part of the adult program is a weekly raffle drawing. Any adult (whether they are participating in summer reading or not) can enter the drawing each time they check out something to read, i.e. book, audiobook, ebook or magazine, this summer.

As you can see, we have big plans for the summer. And we hope you will want to be a part of them!!